Alan McSmith: Speaker profile
Our lives are being transformed by ecological and social forces that can no longer be ignored. Where do we discover inspiration to navigate these landscapes?
Alan McSmith’s stories from remote Africa speak of this. Of how living patterns and principles are absolutely essential in modern leadership. Of inter-being. In a conversation from the heart, Alan invites you to return to the present moment by re-discovering your story in nature. To take your lead from the wild.
After all, is our most basic aspiration not to discover purpose in our live? To be original and significant. To be seen. To be known. To recognise that we all have the responsibility and capacity to innovate a remarkably different future.
Alan has lived and worked as a wilderness guide in Africa for over 35 years. His natural habitat is at a remote tented camp in the bush, out of foot, and close to elephant herds. For Alan, wilderness is no longer a place, it is a way of life. By using nature and natural leadership as a tapestry, he is an accomplished storyteller, and is a TEDxAmsterdam invitee.
His stories tell of wild adventures and life-changing chapters in the bush. Of incredible encounters and a special connections with animals and tribal elders. Our living heritage.
Although Alan’s message is an African one, it is of global consequence. Like a whale song travelling the oceans, it's not about one place; it’s about everywhere, everything, everyone.
Alan McSmith’s stories from remote Africa speak of this. Of how living patterns and principles are absolutely essential in modern leadership. Of inter-being. In a conversation from the heart, Alan invites you to return to the present moment by re-discovering your story in nature. To take your lead from the wild.
After all, is our most basic aspiration not to discover purpose in our live? To be original and significant. To be seen. To be known. To recognise that we all have the responsibility and capacity to innovate a remarkably different future.
Alan has lived and worked as a wilderness guide in Africa for over 35 years. His natural habitat is at a remote tented camp in the bush, out of foot, and close to elephant herds. For Alan, wilderness is no longer a place, it is a way of life. By using nature and natural leadership as a tapestry, he is an accomplished storyteller, and is a TEDxAmsterdam invitee.
His stories tell of wild adventures and life-changing chapters in the bush. Of incredible encounters and a special connections with animals and tribal elders. Our living heritage.
Although Alan’s message is an African one, it is of global consequence. Like a whale song travelling the oceans, it's not about one place; it’s about everywhere, everything, everyone.
